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Are You Ready When the Patient is Ready?
Practice Management

Are You Ready When the Patient is Ready?

Patients can be ready to commit to treatment at any moment. Here's why you should be ready to make time for them.

| 8 years ago ›
Are You Afraid to 'Take the Plunge'?
Practice Management

Are You Afraid to 'Take the Plunge'?

Managing your dental practice, do you talk yourself out of taking chances? Here's why you should stop delaying progress.

| 8 years ago ›
A Quick Tip for Productive Dental Team Meetings
Practice Management

A Quick Tip for Productive Dental Team Meetings

Here's how to tackle this common meeting disrupter and make it work for you.

| 8 years ago ›
These 4 Questions Can Save Your Patient’s Life
Practice Management

These 4 Questions Can Save Your Patient’s Life

Using the STOP-Bang Sleep Apnea Questionnaire in your dental practice could help you more easily diagnose obstructive sleep apnea in your patients.

| 8 years ago ›
The Conversation You MUST Have with Your New Associate
Practice Management

The Conversation You MUST Have with Your New Associate

When bringing a new associate onboard at your dental practice, don't rely on unwritten rules or unspoken assumptions. Do this instead.

| 8 years ago ›
A Paradox Every Dentist Should Get Comfortable With
Practice Management

A Paradox Every Dentist Should Get Comfortable With

Do you think you can't be both driven and happy as a dentist? Here's why your success may depend on being both.

| 8 years ago ›
Dental Records Tips: RAIDs and Mirrored Servers
Practice Management

Dental Records Tips: RAIDs and Mirrored Servers

Closing our series on dental practice data backup systems, we look at RAID and mirrored servers.

| 8 years ago ›
Finding Your Dental Education Home
Practice Management

Finding Your Dental Education Home

(This article is part of a series on giving staying power to your dental practice plans for 2016. Click the links for first, second, third, fourth, ...

| 8 years ago ›
Treatment Planning: Optimizing Results and Case Acceptance by Utilizing the Buyer’s Journey
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Practice Management

Treatment Planning: Optimizing Results and Case Acceptance by Utilizing the Buyer’s Journey

While dentists have patients and not 'buyer's,' utilizing the concepts of the Buyer's Journey can help with treatment planning and case acceptance.

| 8 years ago ›
The Secret Behind the ‘Lucky’ Dentist
Practice Management

The Secret Behind the ‘Lucky’ Dentist

Want to capture the magic of other 'lucky' dentists? Here's how.

| 8 years ago ›
Are You Ready to Win the Day?
Practice Management

Are You Ready to Win the Day?

Successful dentists win the day with more than just positivity. Here's how to make good days great.

| 8 years ago ›
One Thing All Winning Dentists (and all Winners) Do
Practice Management

One Thing All Winning Dentists (and all Winners) Do

Whether they're dentists or an Olympians, winners record every effort and track their progress. Here's why.

| 8 years ago ›